Loquats are okay, but I prefer kumquats. (really do)Ramble on: My maternal grandfather used to own a fruit stall in the LA Farmer's Market and mom worked there as a teenager. Early 1940s, prewar. She'd tell about the Hollywood stars who shopped there, Boris Karloff really did have a scary voice, Jack Benny gave her dad a gold watch one Christmas (wonder what became of that?), and Gene Kelly's wife would buy big baskets of kumquats to make homemade kumquat marmalade, Gene's favorite. Apparently my grandfather sold the best kumquats in LA!

*Looks for coffee after not much of a night's sleep*I like kumquats better too, but the house came with loquats. And plums & pears, figs, lemons and more.

I think everyone in the world has this crappy cold. My sister in DC has it. A college friend in Mumbai has it.

Grai: Alice, Tiedye & I did indeed get into the hot tub in the morning before we left. You wanted to see me in my bathing suit? What, wandering around naked for a week wasn't good enough? You have some kind of a weird clothes fetish?

great story, AntiM! believe it or not, the hollywood farmer's market is still a great place to visit. i used to walk through there all the time, sigh, i miss it. LA in the 40's, wow, i believe there were orchards all over the LA basin then. hard to imagine ......

Hi gang! What fun the decom was!! it was great seeing so many folks......lots of nice costumes and few MV's........music.......got to sit at the Black Hole for quite a while with Fishy......heckling strangers and watching "the show".and with Fleet Week happening, the jets going over added a very surreal aspect.

Hi gang! What fun the decom was!! it was great seeing so many folks......lots of nice costumes and few MV's........music.......got to sit at the Black Hole for quite a while with Fishy......heckling strangers and watching "the show".and with Fleet Week happening, the jets going over added a very surreal aspect.

*makes CCCP, heads for ROS*

AAaaaaaahhhh.....Yggy's back!All's well with the world!

Did you get pictures?Our AZ decom is in a couple of days, from the 11th to the 14th.Can't wait!

Sorry to have missed all the people and the things at decom, I was feeling poorly (wobbly stomach) and we missed the event altogether. Still not feeling great, but better today than the last two and a half days, hopefully all will be right heading into the weekend when we drive down to LA. Now to find some caffeine!

HI Triken!! y'know....I always take my camera, and forget to take pics..........I'd love to see any from there, or with me in them, though, if anyone has any.it was fun, though.......Fishy is even funnier in person than on line!!!

Good time at the Decomp. Good visit with YG & Looneytune, Fishy and Jackass. Missed you Trilo and hope you're feeling better. Costumes and art were really wonderful this year. My MnG was very lightly attended, despite my sign.

littleflower wrote:LA in the 40's, wow, i believe there were orchards all over the LA basin then. hard to imagine ......

Yep, littleflower, I remember So Cal in the '60's. There was a fair bit of agriculture remaining even then. Took the train from SD to Disneyland when I was a cub. Countless orange groves, for instance...

littleflower wrote:LA in the 40's, wow, i believe there were orchards all over the LA basin then. hard to imagine ......

Yep, littleflower, I remember So Cal in the '60's. There was a fair bit of agriculture remaining even then. Took the train from SD to Disneyland when I was a cub. Countless orange groves, for instance...

It's for exactly that reason that I take in reruns of old "road" shows like Route 66 every so often. Nostalgia for an United States I never saw.

littleflower wrote:LA in the 40's, wow, i believe there were orchards all over the LA basin then. hard to imagine ......

Yep, littleflower, I remember So Cal in the '60's. There was a fair bit of agriculture remaining even then. Took the train from SD to Disneyland when I was a cub. Countless orange groves, for instance...

It's for exactly that reason that I take in reruns of old "road" shows like Route 66 every so often. Nostalgia for an United States I never saw.

My problem with Decompression is not knowing if Larry will be home so we can go, or if he's only home for the evening, is it worth it to drive down to SLC for a couple hours? Ogden does a kickass unofficial live music regional with camping, but we couldn't go. Screw it, we're going to Cancun.

yeah, S.F.decom was fun....not the same "flavor" as TTITD........but helpful in "grounding" for seeing familiar faces.MDF: Don't lead poor, innocent and shy Misa astray while she's there.....we all worry about her naivete............